B-25 loses wing in blizzard

[roncachamp]

The North American B-25 Mitchell that has served as gate guardian at Mitchell Field for over fifty years.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

FAA announces an A/D for B-25 wing spars in
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[J Frank Montgomery]

Wow, how unfortunate. The B-25 is a classic aircraft. One would wonder if the main spar went from fatigue or corrosion/fatigue?

 

[SoonerAviator]

Nah, they're just in the process of adding in the "Corsair" STC.

 

[Stingray Don]

This would not have happened if they had installed an AOA

 

[luvflyin]

I swear that’s the first Grey B25 I’ve ever seen.

 

[KSCessnaDriver]

Wow, how unfortunate. The B-25 is a classic aircraft. One would wonder if the main spar went from fatigue or corrosion/fatigue?

May not have even been the original wing spar. In many cases, "gate guards" have been cut before, simply to move them to where they're at.

 

[Dave Theisen]

Sad, it will never fly again.

 

[James331]

May not have even been the original wing spar. In many cases, "gate guards" have been cut before, simply to move them to where they're at.

My guess.

Looks like a clean line where it broke.

Being a gate guard, nothing some angle iron and sheet metal can't fix

 

[X3 Skier]

Glad the wing didn’t sail off in the breeze for parts unknown.

Must have exceeded maneuvering speed for the mod.

Cheers

 

[Zeldman]

Wow, how unfortunate. The B-25 is a classic aircraft. One would wonder if the main spar went from fatigue or corrosion/fatigue?

Probably shot down by ghost Zeros....

 

[frfly172]

A little duck tape and some machine screws.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Sad, it will never fly again.

What are you talking about, it's still flying, just with a stick up its @$$.

 

[Stan Cooper]

That'll buff right out.

 

[kyleb]

This is why I keep my B-25 in a hangar.

 

[Lowflynjack]

Few people know that was a rare B-25. The wings fold down and become legs, and you walk it to the runway.

 

[N3368K]

Intergranular corrosion is a common problem in B-25 wing attach flanges. It ha grounded many good birds, including the one I used to be copilot on. I can only image how badly corroded this one was being exposed to the elements daily.